This week we bring together two commentators and analysts to make sense of the regional and international dimensions to the crisis. Sami Hamdi is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Interest. An experienced geopolitical analyst, he is a frequent guest on Aljazeera, Sky News, TRT World, and other outlets. Ibrahim Moiz is a writer and researcher on South Asia with considerable insight into Afghanistan and Pakistan. He writes for TRT World and other outlets. We consider the events of the past twenty years and what next for America and the Muslim world.
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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 58
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00:00 Introduction
03:28 A brief history of the Taliban
08:08 The 'restrictive' ideology of the Taliban
11:54 How 9/11 and the War on Terror led to the invasion of Afghanistan
16:23 Social engineering and imposing democratic values
26:41 The incoherence of US policy
33:17 The impact of American public opinion
35:31 How US war tactics exacerbated support for the Taliban
43:41 The role of Pakistan
52:38 Did China's rise affect US policy?
59:21 Is this a different Taliban compared to the 1990s?
01:03:41 Closing thoughts on the state of the Muslim World today
23 июн 2024
